Drew Doughty Archives - LA Kings Insider

Doughty (day-to-day) doesn’t practice; record consecutive games streak would end

Jon RosenJanuary 28, 20201 Comment

The LA Kings are shaping up to face a formidable foe Wednesday without their most high-mileage player. Drew Doughty, who left Sunday’s practice early with an undisclosed injury and didn’t practice on Monday or Tuesday, appears set to miss his first regular season game since a shoulder injury sidelin... Full Story

Doughty/Forbort day-to-day; Lizotte encouraged injury was from hit, not wear

Jon RosenJanuary 27, 20200 Comments

InjuriesPractice Quotes9 min read

INSIDERS. Time to get to the meat of today’s practice doings and happenings. More to come from Ontario this afternoon and evening. But first! -- Neither Drew Doughty nor Derek Forbort – eerily, devastatingly, heartbreakingly players whose numbers are Kobe Bryant’s 8 and 24 – practiced. Both had s... Full Story

Pre-game McLellan quotes on lineup, pace, Doughty, Forbort, where the team is at

Jon RosenJanuary 18, 20200 Comments

Uncategorized10 min read

A wintry mix welcomed the LA Kings to the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday evening, providing Todd McLellan the weather he’d hoped for after five busy days down south culminated with Thursday’s poor effort in Florida. “See if we can get the game, too. But the weather cooperated.” One final outing b... Full Story

December 6: Projected lineups; Kempe strong on the puck; improving starts

Jon RosenDecember 6, 20190 Comments

Morning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes10 min read

INSIDERS. Well, this certainly looks like a lot of words. The LA Kings held an optional morning skate at Rogers Place, and though there were no clear indications of the lineup Todd McLellan will use against Edmonton (6:00 p.m. PT / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network), there ar... Full Story

Lineup projections; defending the Caps; Doughty on Ovi; McLellan on coaching

Jon RosenDecember 4, 20190 Comments

CoachingMorning Skate Notes8 min read

Insiders. Kings-Capitals. Staples Center. 7:00 p.m. FOX Sports West. FOX Sports GO. LA Kings Audio Network. Let’s get down to brass tacks. -- The vitals: I wasn’t at this morning’s skate, but Jonathan Quick is expected to start in goal. In 12 career games against the Capitals, he’s 9-3-0 with a 2... Full Story

Campbell-Miller; logistics of a game in Anaheim; Darryl game-planning for Drew?

Jon RosenDecember 2, 20190 Comments

Lineup ChangesMorning Skate Notes11 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Monday morning to you. Let’s hope the freeways aren’t too clogged when we make the first of our two weekday commutes to Honda Center this month. In advance of Freeway Faceoff: Round 1 (7:00 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network), the LA Kings aligned thusly... Full Story

Forbort update; Doughty, Walker, Lizotte, Shafigullin notes; Hockey Fights Cancer, Make-A-Wish events

Jon RosenNovember 22, 20190 Comments

CommunityInjuriesPractice notes16 min read

INSIDERS. More Gabe Vilardi content from Tucson tonight, courtesy of Reign Insider. But first, a run-down of the goings-on at Toyota Sports Performance Center, which included Derek Forbort’s first full-team practice with his Kings teammates and a special visit in the lead-up to Hockey Fights Cancer ... Full Story

November 21 Rapid Reaction: Kings 5, Oilers 1

Jon RosenNovember 21, 20190 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction12 min read

Postgame Quotes Todd McLellan, on game management: It was what it needed to be. It was a true team win. I thought all four lines found a way to play a really strong shift after shift. The mistakes we made, the goaltender was there for us. Penalty kill against the top power play, we didn’t have t... Full Story

Muzzin’s mixed emotions; chemistry appreciated by Doughty; Mitchell retires

Jon RosenNovember 5, 20190 Comments

AlumniMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes8 min read

Several additional notes and quotes and assorted Jake Muzzin and Drew Doughty quotes in advance of tonight’s 7:30 p.m. local puck drop: -- Torrey Mitchell has retired. Stick taps and happy trails to the recent University of Vermont Hall of Fame inductee who got into 49 games with Los Angeles in J... Full Story

November 5: Lineups; Doughty-Muzzin preview; Grundstrom’s return; Bob!

Jon RosenNovember 5, 20190 Comments

AlumniMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate QuotesPhotography10 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Tuesday afternoon to you from downtown Toronto, where the LA Kings held an optional skate at 11:30 a.m. in advance of tonight’s game against the Maple Leafs (4:30 p.m. PT / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network). Todd McLellan said that the lineup “will likely sta... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: November 3

Jon RosenNovember 3, 20190 Comments

Game story7 min read

There are plenty of narratives and starting points for the LA Kings’ overtime win over Chicago, a carbon copy of a carbon copy of the two Spidermen pointing at each other, but an entertaining one nonetheless. Jonathan Toews registered his third point 58 minutes and 21 seconds into his 12th game of t... Full Story

November 2 Rapid Reaction: Kings 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)

Jon RosenNovember 3, 20190 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction14 min read

Todd McLellan, on how it feels to have a forecheck described as “suffocating”: Well, it makes me feel good, but it should make them feel really good. That’s what we want to hang our hat on. I didn’t think we played that way for five, six, seven periods. So, tonight we were able to sustain it, line ... Full Story

October 21: Doughty’s minutes; what Toffoli saw; the “three-second rule”

Jon RosenOctober 21, 20190 Comments

PhotographyPractice notes10 min read

A fine evening to you from Winnipeg, where the rush hour commute to the corner of Portage and Main is no joke. Some flight pics are below, but in matters of substance, the team scheduled a 9:00 a.m. skate before loading the plane and didn’t indicate any visible changes to the lineup. Rotations are n... Full Story